Richard Becker

Summary

Richard Becker is a human^[1]. He was born in Hamburg^[2]. He was born on +1887-12-02T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Bad Schwalbach^[4]. He died on +1955-03-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Hamburg^[2], Richard Becker…
• Richard Becker died in Bad Schwalbach^[4].
• Richard Becker was born on +1887-12-02T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Richard Becker died on +1955-03-16T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Richard Becker held citizenship in Germany^[9].
• Richard Becker worked as a physicist^[6].
• Richard Becker worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Among Richard Becker's employers was University of Göttingen^[10].
• Richard Becker was employed by Technische Universität Berlin^[11].
• Richard Becker was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[12].
• Richard Becker's doctoral advisor was Max Planck^[13].
• Richard Becker's doctoral advisor was August Weismann^[14].
• Richard Becker received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[15].
• Richard Becker was a member of German Academy of Sciences at Berlin^[16].
• Richard Becker was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony^[17].
• Richard Becker is recorded as male^[18].
• Richard Becker's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Richard Becker supervised Herbert Kroemer as a doctoral student^[20].
• Richard Becker supervised Egon Orowan as a doctoral student^[21].
• Richard Becker supervised Wilhelm Brenig as a doctoral student^[22].
• Richard Becker supervised Peter Haasen as a doctoral student^[23].
• Richard Becker's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109156739^[24].
• Richard Becker's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73934599^[25].
• Richard Becker's GND ID is recorded as 118079433^[26].
• Richard Becker's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81147088^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Becker was born in Hamburg^[2]. He was born on +1887-12-02T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Richard Becker's education included a stint at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[12]. Doctoral advisors include Max Planck^[13], a theoretical physicist^[28], 1858–1947^[29], of German Reich^[30], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[31], specialised in theoretical physics^[32] and August Weismann^[14], a biologist^[33], 1834–1914^[34], of Kingdom of Prussia^[35], awarded the Darwin Medal^[36], specialised in biology^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Employers include University of Göttingen^[10], a campus university^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1734^[40], headquartered in Göttingen^[41] and Technische Universität Berlin^[11], a public research university^[42], in Germany^[43], founded in 1946^[44], headquartered in Technische Universität Berlin, Hauptgebäude^[45]. Doctoral students include Herbert Kroemer^[20], a physicist^[46], 1928–2024^[47], of Germany^[48], awarded the Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[49], specialised in electrical engineering^[50]; Egon Orowan^[21], a physicist^[51], 1902–1989^[52], of Kingdom of Hungary^[53], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[54], specialised in fracture mechanics^[55]; Wilhelm Brenig^[22], a physicist^[56], 1930–2022^[57], of Germany^[58]; and Peter Haasen^[23], a physicist^[59], 1927–1993^[60], of Germany^[61], awarded the Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize^[62].

Recognition

Richard Becker received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[15].

Death and Burial

Richard Becker died on +1955-03-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Bad Schwalbach^[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Becker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63]

His notable doctoral advisees include Herbert Kroemer^[64], a physicist^[65], 1928–2024^[66], of Germany^[67], awarded the Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[68], specialised in electrical engineering^[69] and Egon Orowan^[70], a physicist^[71], 1902–1989^[72], of Kingdom of Hungary^[73], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[74], specialised in fracture mechanics^[75].

FAQs

Where was Richard Becker born?

Richard Becker's place of birth was Hamburg^[2].

Where did Richard Becker die?

Richard Becker passed away in Bad Schwalbach^[4].

What did Richard Becker do for work?

Richard Becker worked as physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Richard Becker go to school?

Richard Becker was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[12].

What awards did Richard Becker receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[15].